General Information
At Stake in this Election:
- All 125 seats in the Azerbaijani National Assembly
- Chief of State: President Ilham ALIYEV (since 31 October 2003)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Ali ASADOV (since 8 October 2019)
- Assembly: unicameral National Assembly (Milli Məclis) with 125 seats
- The President is directly elected by absolute majority vote in up to two rounds and may serve an unlimited number of 7-year terms.
- The Prime Minister is nominated by the President and confirmed by the National Assembly.
- All members of the National Assembly are directly elected via plurality vote in single-seat constituencies. Members may serve an unlimited number of 5-year terms.
In the 2020 National Assembly election, the New Azerbaijan Party won a majority with 72 seats. Voter turnout was 42%.
Information for Voters:
Seçki Günü Üçün Yaddaş / Memory for Election Day (in Azerbaijani)
New/Unique in this Election:
President ALIYEV called a snap legislative election in June 2024. This followed the snap presidential election of 7 February 2024 in which ALIYEV was reelected.
- Candidate filing deadline: 2 August 2024
- Voter registration deadline: 7 August 2024
Main Parties in this Election:
- New Azerbaijan Party / Yeni Azərbaycan Partiyası (YAP)
- Leader: Ilham ALIYEV
- Seats won in last election: 72 out of 125
- Independent candidates
- Leader: N/A
- Seats won in last election: 43 out of 125
- Civic Solidarity Party / Vətəndaş Həmrəyliyi Partiyası (VHP)
- Leader: Sabir RÜSTƏMXANLI
- Seats won in last election: 3 out of 125
Population and Registered Voters:
- Population: 10,112,560 (2023 est.)
- Registered Voters: 6,514,222 (7 February 2024)
Gender Data:
- Female Population: 5,121,380 (2023 est.)
- CEDAW Status: Ratified (by accession) 10 July 1995
- Gender Quota: N/A
- Female Candidates in this election: Yes
- Number of Female Legislators (pre-election): 21 out of 116 (18%) in the National Assembly
- Human Development Index (HDI) Position: 0.760, High, Rank 89 (2022)
- Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: 29.8 (2023)
Disability Data:
- CRPD Status: Signed 9 January 2008, Ratified 28 January 2009
- Projected population with a disability: 1,618,010 (2023 est.)
IFES Resources:
- Does IFES have a presence in Azerbaijan: No
- Election Access: Yes
- Election Judgements: No